The radio in my 98 ram 1500 will flicker, is it possible for there to be a short in the wiring harness. I have checked all te fuses and their all good

 

The display flickers? Do you dash lights flicker at the same time?

 

no just the radio

 

the radio will play and then shut off, and come back on and will just repeat sometimes will play for about 10 minutes then shut off

 

Is it just the radio? Does it have a cd or tape player. Sorta related/unrelated the cd player (factory) on my father in law's old 02 f150 would get rather hot and wouldn't play cd's while it was hot.

 

The radio (AM/FM/cassette) in my '94 used to do the same thing, until it quit working altogether. No radio, and a tape will load OK, but won't play. It's getting power; it's just shot. A friend's '96 does the same thing. I'd just get a decent aftermarket stereo.

 

Shot in the dark, you think it's getting hot? If it does that fairly routine then I wouldn't think it would be grounding out.

 

No it's not getting hot this is the second radio it don't it on also I had a Sony in there and then put a ken wood in there and both do the same thing

 

Well if it's doing it with other radio's then it's gotta be either a power issue, ground issue, or fuse issue. You could pull the radio out and have a look around.

OR

Your truck simply kill's radio's.

It also might be worth while to replace the fuse, even if the current one looks good. Is there a fuse in the panel under the dash and in the power box under the hood?

 

When the radio cuts off, do you lose stations? There is normally 2 power feeds to radios. One is the power for receiver and output, and the second is for memory retention. Most likely a loose ground. I would suggest attaching another ground wire to radio chassis, and then to clean grouuding place behind dash and see if that clears it up. Cheap "fix" if it works, and if not, indicates it is a 12 v problem. AZt least it will narrow down the possibilities. I have seen so many threads discussing grounding issues on these trucks, just seems a good possibility.

Try and let us know. I'll dig into schematics a little. I would think a 98 and 99 should be pretty much the same.